Proasaphiscina mantoushanensis Lu and Zhu 2001 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

Full reference: Y. H. Lu and Z. L. Zhu. 2001. Trilobites from the Middle Cambrian Hsuchuangian stage of Zhangxia, Changqing county, Shandong province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 40(3):279-293

Belongs to Proasaphiscina according to Y. H. Lu and Z. L. Zhu 2001

Sister taxa: Proasaphiscina monanensis, Proasaphiscina quadrata, Proasaphiscina taosigouensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mt. Mantou, Zhangxia, BW69-69a, BW68, which is in a Taijangian marine limestone/shale in the Mantou Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mt. Mantou, Zhangxia, BW69-69a, BW68

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